Chapter 166 Take it or leave it
Lin Fan was very satisfied with the system notification.
Six hours, just in time for tomorrow morning's business opening.
When the time comes, this bowl of [Traditional Chicken and Mushroom Oil Noodles] with a few drops of premium spiritual soy sauce to enhance the flavor... the taste will probably steal the souls of those big bosses outside.
Lin Fan carefully divided the rendered chicken oil into several sterile, sealed glass jars, labeled them, and placed them in a constant-temperature refrigerator.
After doing all this, he took off his chef's uniform, turned off the lights, and left the shop.
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The next morning.
In early autumn in Wuhan, the morning air was slightly cool, but the atmosphere on Phoenix Golden Street was already extremely hot.
7:30 in the morning.
Su Xiaoxiao yawned, carrying two cups of soy milk in her hand, and walked quickly to the door of "Lin's Shop".
As soon as she got closer, she instantly perked up.
Outside the tightly closed roller shutter door, the familiar "big boss's long queue" was already densely packed.
And the number of people today seems even more exaggerated than yesterday!
Not only were there the same familiar faces from yesterday, but there were also several middle-aged men with heavy out-of-province accents, each accompanied by a few bodyguards in black, standing in the middle of the line, sweating profusely, peering into the store.
"Good morning, little girl!"
When Chairman Chen, who was at the front of the line, saw Su Xiaoxiao, he immediately greeted her with a smile.
"Good morning, Chairman Chen!" Su Xiaoxiao nodded in response.
She took out her keys and had just pushed the roller shutter door halfway up when an extremely strange fragrance suddenly wafted out from the crack in the door and hit her face without warning.
"Brother Lin! What...what are you making in the kitchen? It smells so good!"
Like a kitten that has smelled fish, Su Xiaoxiao didn't even bother to drink the soy milk in her hand and followed the aroma all the way into the kitchen.
At this moment, Lin Fan was standing in front of the control panel, holding an antique-looking white porcelain pot in his hand.
The fragrance was coming from a sealed jar he had just opened, as well as from this small white porcelain pot.
"What kind of oil is this? It has a particularly rich meaty aroma, yet it also feels incredibly refreshing, like being in a primeval forest?"
Su Xiaoxiao's eyes widened as she stared at the golden, dry, and crispy mycelium in the glass jar, and she couldn't help but swallow hard.
"And what's in that pot? It smells so good, like beans and soy sauce, it's making me hungry!"
Lin Fan was giving the jar a final check when he heard this and smiled faintly:
"The jar contains termite mushroom oil. It's a secret seasoning I made last night using black pork fat and wild termite mushrooms."
"What's in the pot is soy sauce that I just brewed myself."
"With these two items, we can add another new product to our shop today."
He turned around, picked up the chalk, and added a line of words to the small blackboard.
【New Arrival Today: Ling's Traditional Chicken and Mushroom Oil Noodles】
Price: 388 yuan/serving (limited to 50 servings per day)
"A bowl of noodles for 388 yuan?!"
Su Xiaoxiao stared at the words on the blackboard, secretly amazed.
No large chunks of beef, no expensive crab roe, just a bowl of dry noodles, and it costs 388?!
Brother Lin's pricing is getting more and more outrageous!
But at Lin's shop, Su Xiaoxiao had long understood a truth: as long as the boss dared to list a price, it would be absolutely worth the money, and customers would even fight tooth and nail to get it!
It was exactly 9:00 AM.
"Splash—"
The roller shutter door was fully pulled up.
The crowds queuing outside continued to pour in like a tide.
Chairman Chen and several other familiar bigwigs walked skillfully to the cashier.
However, when they inadvertently looked up and saw the newly added line of text on the blackboard, everyone was stunned.
"A bowl of noodles for 388 yuan?!"
"Just a bowl of plain noodles with a little oil, and they sell it for 388?!"
A suppressed gasp of surprise erupted from the crowd.
If a 288 NTD tomato and egg stir-fry can be justified by "extreme sentiment," then why is this dry noodle dish, which doesn't even have any toppings, so expensive?
Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Lin Fan stood calmly in the open kitchen, his expression serene and his tone indifferent:
"A simple bowl of plain noodles made with spring water. I just added a spoonful of wild matsutake mushrooms that I had simmered in pork fat for over four hours."
"I added a few drops of soy sauce to enhance the flavor."
"If you think it's too expensive, you don't have to order it. Limited to 50 servings, while supplies last."
The room fell silent upon hearing this.
The group of big shots were already used to Lin Fan's "take it or leave it" attitude. Not only were they used to it, but they also felt that this was the true demeanor of a master.
"A spoonful of oil and a few drops of soy sauce, selling for 388? Master Lin, your ingredients are probably more precious than gold!"
Chairman Chen adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, smiled, and shook his head. "Alright! Since this is a new dish personally developed by Master Lin, I'd have to try it even if it cost 388! Give me one!"
With Chairman Chen taking the lead, the other bigwigs also took out their phones to scan the QR code, and the fifty spots were snapped up in less than three minutes.
Those who didn't manage to get a bowl of noodles could only beat their chests in frustration and order a bowl of beef brisket noodles or scrambled eggs with tomatoes to console themselves.
In the kitchen.
Lin Fan skillfully descended into the ice spring.
The noodles are cooked in boiling water, then drained and neatly arranged in a blue and white porcelain bowl.
No broth or complicated side dishes are needed.
Lin Fan picked up a small spoon and scooped up a spoonful of golden oil with dried, fragrant mycelium from the sealed jar full of matsutake mushroom oil.
"Splash!"
Golden chicken oil is drizzled over snow-white noodles.
Because the freshly cooked noodles are still extremely hot, the moment the premium lard comes into contact with the noodles, the oil melts rapidly and tightly coats each noodle.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Fan picked up the small white porcelain pot and, with extreme restraint, dripped three drops of [Premium Spiritual Soy Sauce] onto the noodles.
"boom--!!!"
Just as those three drops of soy sauce fell into the bowl!
Like the finishing touch on a painting, the already extremely strong aroma of matsutake mushrooms and the rich aroma of lard undergo a violent chemical reaction under the stimulation of this traditional soy sauce aroma!
An almost unreasonable, extremely complex and unparalleled aroma, like a prehistoric beast unleashed, broke through the half-glass of the open kitchen and instantly exploded throughout the entire hall of "Lin's Shop"!
"Oh my god..."
In the hall, all the diners who smelled the aroma, whether they were about to pay the bill or had already started eating, couldn't help but take a deep breath, their faces showing an expression of extreme longing, even a little dazed.
"What...what is this smell? It smells so good!"
"I feel like my very soul has been drawn out by this smell!"
When Su Xiaoxiao brought the first bowl of [Ling·Ancient Method Chicken and Mushroom Oil Noodles] to Chairman Chen.
As Mr. Chen looked at the golden, glistening noodles in the bowl, which exuded a deadly allure, his Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably.
He picked up his chopsticks and stirred the noodles evenly.